Computer Science
Scientific paper
Nov 1978
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1978natur.276..375d&link_type=abstract
Nature, vol. 276, Nov. 23, 1978, p. 375, 376.
Computer Science
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Bl Lacertae Objects, Compton Effect, Stellar Models, X Ray Sources, Brightness Temperature, Optical Thickness, Red Shift, Relativistic Particles, Stellar Magnetic Fields, Synchrotron Radiation
Scientific paper
Limits to the first-order Compton scattering, brightness temperature, and angular size of the compact radio source AO0235+164 were calculated on the basis of a flux density of less than about 1 microJy at 10 to the 18th Hz calculated from observations of the source with the rotating modulation collimator aboard the SAS 3 X-ray observatory. It was found that the maximum brightness temperature at this frequency is less than 2.4 times 10 to the 11th K, corresponding to a minimum angular size of 0.38 msec of arc, assuming the synchrotron self-absorption turnover coefficient is 0.5. On the basis of the distance implied by the largest redshift present, the energy contained in relativistic particles and the magnetic field are calculated, and the ratio of particle to magnetic energy is greater than 10, so the dynamics must be particle dominated. This indicates relativistic expansion if the mean energy per particle is comparable to or greater than the rest of those particles that neutralize the electron plasma.
Delvaille John P.
Dennison Brian
Epstein Adam
Schnopper Herbert W.
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